Refining pills wasn’t difficult. Quickly, two hours passed, almost before anyone realized.

"Open!" Waldo shouted loudly, like a thunderclap exploding. A rich fragrance of medicine, like a fierce wind, instantly swept out! Simultaneously, pills flew out of the alchemy furnace. Waldo stretched out his hand, and the plump, round pills fell into his grasp, which he then stored in the system space. "Thirty pills, fantastic!" The excitement on Waldo’s face was unmistakable.

Thirty pills could directly increase his combat power by one hundred and fifty points! To say he wasn’t thrilled would be a lie. This moment was what Waldo had been waiting for. "Hahaha, I never imagined that I, Waldo, could one day refine so many pills at once! Even the legendary alchemy masters of ancient times probably couldn’t achieve this!"

"Refining pills of five different attributes together, if word gets out, it would probably shock many!"

Waldo was in a great mood. With the system’s assistance, the refining process was quite easy. He just needed to be serious about it. The process was simple and smooth.

Without hesitation, after refining the pills, Waldo began consuming them eagerly, pill after pill. These pills transformed into the purest energy inside his body, surging towards his limbs and bones. Waldo felt warm all over, as if basking in sunlight, indescribably comfortable and pleasant. However, gradually, the situation started to deviate from the norm.

As the potency of the medicine grew stronger, Waldo’s body began to show a blood-red color, resembling a red-hot iron block, emitting astonishing heat. Steam evaporated from his body, forming swirling mists that slowly rose into the air. The aura emanating from him became more and more terrifying and astonishing.

It might have been because his strength was increasing too rapidly, making his surging aura unstable like a kite in the wind, wobbling and seemingly on the verge of collapse.

"Captain, are you okay?"

"Your aura seems a bit frightening, almost like it’s about to collapse. Shouldn’t you slow down and refine the medicinal power in your body first?"

Mallin, watching Waldo continuously consuming the pills, couldn’t help but feel nervous and alarmed. Waldo’s aura appeared extremely unstable, probably due to the rapid pace of consuming the pills. If it exploded beyond what Waldo could bear, the consequences would be unimaginable! Thinking of the terrible consequences, Mallin couldn’t help but warn.

"Captain, we’re not in a hurry to deal with the stone man, and it can’t do much against us. It’s okay to slow down; please don’t rush!"

Wade’s beautiful face also showed a hint of worry, her concern evident.

"Captain, you..."

"It’s okay, don’t worry about me," Waldo shook his head and turned to smile confidently at them. He indeed had this confidence. To be honest, these two siblings still didn’t fully understand his true strength. What seemed like a severe problem to them was trivial to Waldo. With a thought, his body suddenly shook, and an ancient aura emanated from him.

Waldo seemed to transform into an ancient being, carrying a vast and profound aura. At the same time, a golden light began to cover the surface of Waldo’s skin, making him appear divine and extraordinary.

"What is this..."

"What’s happening?!"

Exclamations of surprise came from not far away. Wade and Mallin were shocked. In that moment, in their eyes, Waldo seemed to have become a different person, even more unfathomable.

Whether it was the profound aura suddenly displayed by Waldo or the golden light radiating from his body, both seemed incredibly mysterious and extraordinary. This left the siblings utterly astonished, feeling that they had underestimated Waldo. Even though they had always held him in high regard, it seemed that still wasn’t enough.

Then, an even more surprising scene unfolded. With just a cold snort from Waldo, the unstable and violent energy calmed down like a docile sheep, quickly stabilizing. Waldo’s skin, previously a bright red, rapidly returned to normal. All of this happened in an instant, the entire sequence taking less than a minute.

Witnessing this, Wade and Mallin were dumbfounded. "My God, what kind of technique is this? How did he do that?" "So terrifying!" Mallin was secretly amazed, feeling a huge surge of emotion. Wade was similarly affected. Her beautiful, charming eyes sparkled with unusual colors, filled with admiration and respect. After all, which woman doesn’t admire such a powerful and mysterious man?

"Hehe, just regular operations!" Waldo smiled lightly. Then, he checked his combat power. 600 points!

"My gosh, what’s going on? Why did Waldo’s combat power suddenly skyrocket?!"

"This is outrageous! His previous combat power was already unrivaled at 450 points, far ahead of everyone, and now he’s broken through to 600 points, gaining 150 points in one go!"

"Impossible! Normally, to increase combat power, we need to keep fighting and battling, or acquire some treasures that can boost our combat power!"

"Can’t be, can it? Since I entered the chessboard world, my total increased combat power hasn’t even reached 150 points!"

"Hehe, there are many trial participants whose combat power hasn’t even reached 150 points! But Waldo just gained 150 points in one shot, that’s so enviable!"

"Wow, the Child of the System truly lives up to his name, increasing his combat power so much in one go, it’s almost unbelievable!"

"Our gap with Waldo has widened again. In the future, when we meet him, he can kill us as effortlessly as if he were slaughtering chickens!"

"I don’t understand..."

"Plus one, I also don’t understand!!!"

"Plus two..."

"Plus three..."

Many trial participants noticed the significant change on the combat power leaderboard almost immediately. Although the leaderboard is constantly changing, the most important and eye-catching positions are always the top few. Even though the leaderboard doesn’t attract as much attention as the Black List, it’s not far behind. After all, it reflects the basic combat power of each trial participant.

So, when the combat power of Waldo, who was ranked first, changed, it was quickly noticed by those paying attention. It was startling to see - Waldo’s combat power had increased by 150 points! It was like a midnight shock! Could there be anything more terrifying than this? Absolutely outrageous! Exceedingly so!

"Wow, Waldo’s combat power increase is a bit too fast."

In the Swamp Land, Kong Ming was also stunned, clicking his tongue in disbelief. "My combat power is just over two hundred, and I’m the fourth on the Black List. Although I admit I’m weak, well... in front of Waldo, I’m just a speck of dust!"

Then, a thoughtful expression appeared in his eyes. Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, his eyes lit up. "Waldo’s combat power has increased too much, and the timing is also suspicious. He just traded a large amount of materials on the trading platform this morning, and in the afternoon..."

"Could it be the Five Elements’ source power?!"